It's Time for Veterans and Military Families to Let Go of Afghanistan -- But Not Forget
17 Aug 2021
Military.com | By Corie Weathers
Corie Weathers is a licensed professional counselor specializing in military families and first responders.
If I drew out our family story line, 2009 is where our path takes a dramatic turn, with a pinpoint that says "Afghanistan." My husband wasn't injured during his two deployments, but his soul was. Like thousands of other service members, he was exposed to the darkness of a war-torn country.
As a chaplain, he tended to injured, abused or burned children and villagers in the operating room and aid station of his forward operating base. After just five months, he called me as he was preparing to deliver a Red Cross message to one of his troops. I could hear the emptiness in his voice when he confessed that he felt as though he were walking hand-in-hand with death.
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